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Human Rights Council: 36th Session Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with
Apply by 25 September to join this safety training focusing on freelance journalists.
The government of Tanzania should end its hostile rhetoric toward
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which
Last month, Commissioners and representatives of African member states, national
Although the Internet has become a powerful tool for human rights defenders, they are also increasingly confronted with government imposed restrictions. In an Oral Intervention, DefendDefenders highlights worrying trends affecting freedom of expression online in Tanzania and Uganda.
Ahead of the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of civil society organisations calls upon Member States to support the establishment of an independent, impartial, and international investigation in into alleged violations committed by Ethiopian security forces.
Despite the adoption of various resolution by the African Commission, the right to freedom of expression continues to be violated both online and offline. In Niamey, DefendDefenders provides an overview of the most pressing cases from the sub-region to the Commissioners.
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